Fact: Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War.

Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War.

Posted in Health & Food by Maria Chernaya

Yemen, a quasi-failed state torn by civil war, had 54.8 guns per 100 people in 2007. See more

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad in first class. See more

Posted in Health & Food Business & Politics by Paul van der Maas

22% of American women aged 20 gave birth while in their teens. In Switzerland and Japan, only 2% did so. See more

Posted in Sex Life Health & Food by Paul van der Maas

American adults have been educated for the longest time. See more

Posted in Other by Paul van der Maas

The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. See more

Posted in Other by Bas van Rijn

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. See more

Posted in Tech & Science by Bas van Rijn

There are more coffee drug addicts in the US than drug addicts of any other kind. See more

Posted in Health & Food by Bas van Rijn

The cockroach has a high resistance to radiation and is the creature most likely to survive a nuclear war. See more